Birdsong

C#m A E B (2x) C#m A E B Sometimes a caged bird sings C#m A Not just for singing's sake E B But for the hope it brings C#m A E B Never knowing flight, he lets music be his wings C#m A E B Maybe sometimes, a caged bird sings E A Come out, come out, darling E C#m B A From under your fears E A Come out, come out, darling E A It's been too many years C#m A E B Sometimes a freed bird stays C#m A E B Swallows freedom's key and sits inside a cage C#m A The door is open wide E B Still he sits safely perched inside C#m A E And sometimes a freed bird stays E A Come out, come out, darling E C#m B A From under your fears E A Come out, come out, darling E C#m B A It's been too many years E Good god, good grief A E Would you look at those tears? A Come out, come out E Come out, come out E A Come out, come out, darling E Come out, come out E A Come out, come out, darling E Come out, come out A Come out, come out C#m A E B (2x) C#m A E B Sometimes a grown man cries C#m A E B To grieve the years he spent believing lies C#m A E B He sees more clearly now through tears in his eyes C#m A E B Maybe sometimes, E baby, sometimes